Posts Tagged: yad vashem
‘Memory Is Not a Thing of the Past’: Israeli, German Leaders Mark Yom HaShoah, Recite Names of Holocaust Victims
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Germany's Bundestag President Bärbel Bas on Thursday recited names of Holocaust victims and lit memorial candles as part of...
As Israel Marks Yom HaShoah, PM Bennett Stresses Holocaust as ‘Unprecedented Event in Human History’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett marked the onset of the country's annual Holocaust commemoration day, Yom HaShoah, with a resolute reminder of the uniqueness of...
Zelensky Seeking to Hold Pro-Ukraine Rally, Speech at Yad Vashem: Report
Embattled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is seeking to hold a rally for Ukraine at Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum, during which he would...
Yad Vashem Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, Use of ‘Propagandist Discourse’ Trivializing Holocaust
The head of Israel’s Holocaust memorial and museum Yad Vashem condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the accompanying use of "propagandist discourse." “Yad Vashem deplores...
‘Part of the Family’: Social Media Campaign Highlights ‘Righteous Rescuers’ Who Saved Jews During the Holocaust
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Thursday, a unique social media initiative is putting a spotlight on the stories of the “Righteous Among Nations”...
Israel Spends $9M More on Yad Vashem to Preserve Testimony From ‘Disappearing Generation’ of Survivors
The Israeli government on Sunday approved an increase of $9.2 million in this year's budget allocation to Yad Vashem, World Holocaust Remembrance Center, ahead of...
US Ambassador to UN in First Visit to Jerusalem Discusses Anti-Israel Bias, Antisemitism
US Ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield met with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and other senior government officials during her first visit to...
Police Chief From Small Town in France to Be Named ‘Righteous Among the Nations’ by Yad Vashem for Saving Jews During the Holocaust
A Nazi-era police chief from a rural Protestant town in France is to be declared a “righteous among the nations” by Yad Vashem due to...
Holocaust Museum of Oporto Donates Guestbooks to Yad Vashem
JNS.org - The Holocaust Museum of Oporto is donating its guestbooks to Israel’s Yad Vashem via the Israeli embassy in Portugal, according to a museum...
Wartime Dutch Couple Who Saved Jewish Boy From Nazis Honored by Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial
An Australian school teacher on Thursday collected a "Righteous Among the Nations" award from Israel's national Holocaust memorial on behalf of her Dutch grandparents, who...
60 Years Later, Eichmann Capture Remembered as Moment of Justice for Holocaust Victims
Monday was the 60th anniversary of the capture of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann in Argentina by the Mossad. Eichmann -- one of the masterminds of...
In Jerusalem, Candidate for Top Post in Germany’s Ruling Party ‘Ashamed’ of Antisemitism
Armin Laschet, premier of the German state of North Rhine Westphalia, on Sunday pledged strong action by his country against antisemitism, and racism in general,...
Chabad on Campus Emissaries Train at Yad Vashem to Be Holocaust Educators
JNS.org - Some 30 campus Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries concluded an eight-day training program at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, learning cutting-edge tools that will allow them to...
Britain’s Prince Charles Honors Grandmother’s Heroism During Holocaust
Britain’s Prince Charles paid homage on Thursday to his grandmother, Princess Alice, for sheltering Jews in Nazi-occupied Greece, saying the royal family took great pride...
